Did H.E.R mime her Super Bowl guitar solo?!

[@TheCreditShifu]

Yes, at the superbowl only the vocals are live, everything else is a backing track

[@fitzy1093]

it's not that she mimed the part (and she obviously did, so idk why you're pretending there's a possibility she didn't?)... it's that she mimed it SO badly that millions of non-guitarists could easily & immediately tell. the criticism is fair - this was music's biggest stage and it was a subpar performance. if the idea is to guarantee perfection via a pre-recorded track, and then you just mime it like shit, what's even the point? what's worse - miming so badly that millions of ppl call you out / question your musicianship? or passionately play your part live with a couple flubbed notes? just play your part live

[@fitzy1093]

you can have your nihilistic take, but the dissonance between you suggesting the audience "didn't care" while making a video wondering why so many ppl cared is hilarious

[@DavidMarkThomasMusic]

That’s absolutely fine and music is subjective so of course you’re entitled to your opinion. And I meant the live audience, nobody there seemed to care it’s just the guitar community that’s providing the outrage

[@ElmoRitter]

I'm ok with in ngl. I know she can play i don't care. She crushed it and what she did play was probably fire too lol

[@DavidMarkThomasMusic]

Yeah she's a great player!

[@thomasmalz4111]

1000%- same as the Red Hot Chili Peppers a few years ago.

[@wjwash]

They all do it, when a big show's on the line. So what's ur point?

[@DavidMarkThomasMusic]

I completely agree and this is exactly my point! The guitar community is reacting a bit strangely towards H.E.R and I’m just here trying to shed some light on how it all works, she is an amazing guitarist!

[@jimi272]

What’s the point of a music/ song contest without live music?? (Pointing at you ESC) When every instrument was live at the platinum jubilee, it was no big deal. The Brit’s just do it without big comments. America and the rest of the world can’t play live even in small awardshows like the Swiss music award😂 The music mega shows should make real music again👀🥴 Understandable that the Super Bowl doesn’t do it. But all other occasions, don’t get it:(

[@DavidMarkThomasMusic]

@@jimi272 This is a great point! A lot of the British jubilee stuff seems to be live!